 |
| Aloma Mukhtar |
The Chief Justice of
Nigeria, Justice Aloma Mukhtar has said that the ongoing judicial
reform embarked upon is not to witch-hunt any legal practitioner in the
country.
Justice Mukhtar who made this known at the
opening of a two-day workshop organised by the Nigeria Bar Association Rule of
Law Action Group held at the City Hall in Lagos said the reform is meant to
bring sanity into the country’s judicial system.
She said the Nigerian Judicial Council cannot
afford to slack in its effort to ensuring a better judicial system.
Muktar however lamented the negative habit of the
litigants and lawyers who have engaged themselves in negative habit, using
petition as an alternative to appeal.
Meanwhile, Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos
state and the state Chief Judge, Justice Ayotunde Philips have condemned the
recent kidnap of the wife, daughter and driver of the Supreme Court
Justice, Bode Rhodes-Vivour.
Fashola at the opening of the NBA workshop
lamented the political and socio-economic problems in the country.
He said the judicial system of the country must
urgently formulate its own strategies that would help deal with issues
affecting the country.
The governor said the judiciary would have the
biggest part of the blame if it failed to fix the problem confronting Nigeria.
For her part, Justice Philips urged lawyers to
assist the government to ensure a society that would operate with law and order.
No comments:
Post a Comment